On Our Biology: Starshine’s Thoughts

“The war that our parents waged was not just on our selfhood or security or sexuality—it was on our biology.”

The Styrofoam Cup: Sam Neely’s Story

“It was just a Styrofoam cup. But the man said to examine it, so I did. I was fifteen years old, and was sitting in a classroom at the church building where my homeschool umbrella met.”

Sex Miseducation

“It has taken me years to iron all this out and to come to a healthy view of sex. I wish that instead of focusing on keeping me ignorant of it, my parents had informed me about sex and focused on giving me a healthy view of sexuality. But then, their beliefs about sex would not allow them to do that.”

I Have to Live My Life: Eve’s Story

“All I ever wanted was for someone to sit with me and be honest. I needed someone to either tell me that they didn’t have the answers I wanted or to help me find them. No one would because asking questions was against the rules.”